A Concise History of Austria (Cambridge Concise Histories) (ISBN 0521478863)

Book Description:
For a small, prosperous country in the middle of Europe, modern Austria has a very large and complex history, extending far beyond its current borders. In a gripping narrative supported by beautiful illustrations, Steven Beller traces the remarkable career of Austria from German borderland to successful Alpine republic.

Average:
This is an average book on this subject. As it is the case with many history books, it deals excessively with the newer history which many of us witnessed "live". Roughly half of the book deals with pre- (since as early as BC), and another half with post 1900 events. The book is pretty strong coloured with the author's subjective view and there is some proliberal-left bias. There are also some factual errors in the book, although these are not directly related to events in Austria, but in the neighbourhood. For example, the earlies history of Carantania is not presented quite correctly. Also, it isn't true, that Croatia on 28 October 1918 entered the union with Serbia. Overall, however, the book in its 300- pages gives a general overview of the history of this country and is worth reading it. On its good side, the book is not only about the political history (though it understandably predominates), but gives enough attention also to society and arts.

Book "A Concise History of Austria":
An interesting and easy to understand book on the history of Austria. This is the kind of book I've been looking for.